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20 Most Expensive Barry Sanders Cards: 1998 vs 2025

Michael Sommer January 25, 2025

In 1998, Beckett published a list of the 20 most expensive Barry Sanders football cards. I thought it would be fun to see how that list stacks up to the current values in 2025.

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In Memories, Industry Tags Barry Sanders
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7 Best Sports Card Podcasts in 2024

Michael Sommer September 27, 2024

Here are some of my favorite Sports Card Podcasts!

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In Industry Tags Lists
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Are eBay Promoted Listings Worth It?

Michael Sommer June 11, 2024

Are promoted listings just another fee?  Or, is it possible that maybe resellers should look at the eBay Promoted Listings program through a different lens?

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In Industry, Making Money Tags eBay, eBay Promoted Listings
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Building Vintage Sets: What is the Best Way?

Michael Sommer March 16, 2024

There are a few different approaches to vintage set building, and I plan to run through the pros and cons of them here in this post.

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In Industry Tags Set Building, Vintage, Vintage Sets
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Tony Bernazard: The All-Star Who Never Was

Michael Sommer March 1, 2024

For some reason, Topps made the executive decision to make Tony Bernazard an All-Star in the 1987 set.

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In Industry, Memories Tags Tony Bernazard, Topps Errors
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2023-24 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey

Michael Sommer February 22, 2024

The long running Artifacts brand continues into another season with 2023-24 Upper Deck Artifacts hockey!

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In Set Review, Industry, Checklist Tags 2023-24 Upper Deck Artifacts, Upper Deck Hockey
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A Conversation with Drakes_PC!

Michael Sommer February 5, 2024

Drake McGruder is a sports and wrestling card collector who primarily focuses on Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and modern wrestling cards.

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In Industry, Memories Tags Supercollection, Drake McGruder, Drakes_PC, Peyton Mannint, Drew Brees, Roman Reigns, The Rock
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The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Cards according to Adam Gray

Michael Sommer January 14, 2024

Adam Gray is going to educate us on the history of Harry Potter cards and some things that we might think about if we might want to get into Harry Potter cards.

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In Industry, Memories, Set Review Tags Artbox, Harry Potter
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5 Best Shohei Ohtani Cards Under $20

Michael Sommer January 10, 2024

Here are my favorite 5 Shohei Ohtani cards you can buy for less than $20!

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In Industry Tags Shohei Ohtani
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Do You Know Who You Are Dealing With?

Michael Sommer January 6, 2024

We as a hobby community deserve to know who we are dealing with when we buy and sell cards. Without transparency there is no accountability for unethical behavior, conflicts of interest, etc.

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In Industry, Memories Tags Eric Whiteback, Ben Haines, CardgraderAI, Cardporn, Transparency in The Hobby, Junk Wax Hero, WatchTheBreaks
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Topps Football: Remember the 1980s?

Michael Sommer January 3, 2024

I’m going to rank my favorite designs of the 1980s Topps football cards through some of the best rookie cards from each year!

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In Industry, Set Review Tags 1980s Topps, Topps Football, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Bo Jackson
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Ultimate Guide to Buying Sports Card Supplies

Michael Sommer December 24, 2023

I put together this guide to highlight the top trading and gaming card supply manufacturers, show where I buy them, and also outline some strategies to buy your toploaders, binder pages, soft sleeves, and storage boxes for the best prices.

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In Industry, site review Tags Card Supplies, Ultra Pro, Cardboard Gold, BCW, Beckett, Columbia Hobby
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Say Hello to My Little Friends

Michael Sommer November 21, 2023

The Arbitraging Admiral and the O.G. Ox are two VeeFriends which represent my participation in “The Hobby”.

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In Making Money, Industry, Set Review Tags VeeFriends, Gary Vaynerchuk, Arbitraging Admiral, O.G. Ox
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It's Time For a Change

Michael Sommer November 3, 2023

After over three years of running a physical card shop as a side hustle, the time has come to shut it down.  This season of my life is changing.

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In Industry, Memories Tags LCS, WaxPackHero Hobby Shop
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My Take on the 2023 Topps Industry Conference

Michael Sommer March 17, 2023

I’ll share my takeaways from the announcements which came from the 2023 Topps Industry Conference.

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In Industry Tags Fanatics, Topps, The Mint Collective, 2023 Topps Industry Conference
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My Favorite Sports Card Pick Ups from 2022

Michael Sommer December 28, 2022

I thought it would be fun to wrap 2022 with a post highlighting 11 of my favorite additions to the collection.

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In Industry, Memories Tags Personal Collection, Michael Jordan, Vintage, Non-Sports, Cricket Cards
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Change is Hard

Michael Sommer December 5, 2022

After some reflection, I think I’ve finally realized why I’ve had some difficultly dealing with some of the change I was so excited about.

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In Industry, Memories Tags Change, Content Creation, Sports Cards
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Fanatics Chief Vision Officer Josh Luber and Backyard Breaks

Is This Really Where We're Headed?

Michael Sommer May 16, 2022

With so many reputable shops and breakers out there who are honest, hard working, and who give back to their communities, it’s the clown shows who are being rewarded.

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In Breaks, Industry Tags Josh Luber, Backyard Breaks, Future of the Hobby
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Continued Growth or Epic Collapse?

Michael Sommer November 5, 2021

In November of 2021, Josh Luber released a white paper outlining his thoughts on the history of the sports card industry and where we might be headed.

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In Industry Tags Fanatics, Josh Luber, Sports Card Industry
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What is a Collectible?

Michael Sommer October 11, 2021

There is no question that collecting will look different tomorrow than it does today.

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In Industry, Memories Tags Collecting, NFT, Digital
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